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CLINCH COUNTY NEWS
VOL. III.
M’KINLEY AND ROOSEVELT
Unanimously Nominated Standard
Bearers of Republican Party.
Fornker Sets the Convention Wild
When Name of McKinley
Was Presented.
William McKinley was nominated
. by the national Republican convention
at Philadelphia Thursday afternoon by
nnauimons vote.
There was a great demonstration
when tho result of the vote was
announced.
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The delegates shouted themselves
hoarse, and flags aud plumes waved
wildly, thousands cheering and stamp¬
ing ilieir feet on the floor in demon¬
strating their enthusiasm.
The nominating speeches began ear¬
ly. The convention opened after 10;
o’clock, and, with a few preliminaries;
out of the way, the speeches began.
Chairman Lodge advanced to the
front of the platform and said:
“Under tho rules, nominations for
the office of president of the United
States are now in order.”
’There was a momentary silence,
punctured by the announcement:
“The state of Alabama is recog¬
nized.” ('
A tall and Bwarthy Alabamian stood
on his chair and by pre-arrangement
answered:
' '“Alabama yields to Ohio.”
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tion of Senator Foroker, who was to
make the speech re-nominating Mr.
McKinley as the Republican candidate
for president. Then the cheers began
*nd a wild scene ensued.
ni* announcement that the uomina-
tion was equal to an election in No-
veiuber brought vociferous cheers,
Briefly, Senator Foraker averted to
the record of the president iu peace
and iu war as one of the most romnrka-
ble iu American history.
The closing words of the governor
brought another demonstration, and
for a minute it seemed the convention
would go mad then and there, and
make two nominations instead of one.
Senator Lodge then recegnized John
W. Yerkes, of Kentucky, who arose
second the nomination on behalf of
tbe south. He was followed in turn
by George Knight of the California
delegation and Senator Thurston of
. Nebraska.
During the call of states the galler¬
ies were noticeably attentive and there
was a demonstration among the dele¬
gates.
Some of the states were not content
with casting their votes for McKinley,
hut they announced the vote which
tho candidates would receive in No¬
vember.
At the call of Hawaii the delegations
stood and cheered the announcement
of the new possession of its two votes
for McKinley.
The tally clrnks and qnickly handed made it to the the
official summary
chairman. Mr. Lodge took the paper
and advancing to the front of the
stage said:
“The total vote cast is 930. Mc-
Kinley receives 9^0. It is unanimous,
and the chair declares that William
McKinley is yonr nominee for the
presidency for the term beginning
March 4, 1901.”
Pandemonium again broke loose in
one swelling chorus of enthusiasm for
the new candidate.
The huge counterfeit of an elephant
was brought into the hail. Around its
neck was entwined garlands were'mingled of flowers,
^ Langhterand applause
as the great emblem was borne about,
The demonstration in honor of the
president’s nomination lasted five
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Tlx© Official of Oliaxoli County.
“Teddy” At Last Bows To the Will
of the Party As McKinley’s
Running Mate.
Governor Roosevelt, of Now York, is
the Republican nominee for vice pres¬
ident of the United States. “Teddy”
was given the nomination without the
asking. His victory was complete. No
other name was mentioned. The con¬
vention went wild for him from the
beginning to the end.
Before order "as restored after the
nomination of McKinley, Mr. Lodge
warned the noisy and demonstrative
throng that there was some vital busi¬
ness to be done, and announced thut
the chil of states would proceed for
nominations As the lor of the Alabama vice presidency. called
name was
on the roll of states for tho nomina¬
tion of candidates for the vice presi¬ made
dency the announcement was
that Alabama would yield to Iowa to
present a candidate. Chairman Lodge
then recognized Colonol LaFayelto
Young, one of the Iowa delegates at
large, and editor of the Des Moines,
Iowa, Capital.
He withdrew the name of Dollivcr
nud offered that of Roosevolt. The
colonol was in Cuba at the time Boose-
volt led his rough riders np San Juan
hill, and his reference to the gover¬
nor’s campaign was eloquent. followed
The demonstration which
the announcement by Colonel Young
of Governor Roosevelt as the candi-
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date of the young men of the country
embodied who represented their patriotism their ambitions aud Ameri- aud
eanism was not second to thut accord-
ed the president’s name,
Tho hand in the main gallery began
to play “There’ll he a hot time in the
old town ‘onight,” and to the" - iuSpir-
ing strains the delegates began march-
ing around the hall, filing past Gov-
ernor Roosevelt as he sat iu tho New
York, delegation, and extending to him
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their congratulations.
Speeches seconding Roosevelt’s nom-
ination were made by Murray of Mns-
j sachusetts, Ashton of
and Depew of New York,
I Delegates aud spectators were he-
coming excited aud called for the vote.
They wanted action, not oratbry.
The impatient audience called for a
vote, apparently assuming that there
there would he other candidates. It
took some minutes to restore order.
As the roll-call proceeded, each del¬
egation as called, cast their votes for
Roosevelt unanimously.
With the conclusion of the call
Chairman Lo.lg. anno,, r.co.l that Onr-
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voting. This delegate was Roosevelt
himself. Chairman Lodge’s announce¬ had
ment that Governor Roosevelt
been nominated for vice president
brought out tremendous applause.
The candidate for vice president was
surrounded by delegates showering
j congratulations The serious work on him. of the convention
; the details only
wa« ovvr and
fed to be performed. A resolution was
agreed to empowering tho national
committee to fill the vacancies on com-
mittees.
Resolutions of thanks to Mr. Lodge
and Mr. Wolcott for their able ser-
vices as presiding officers wero unani-
mously adopted. Also thanks to May-
or Ashbrulge, of Philadelphia, for the
hospitality of the city.
This closed the work and at 2:14 p.
in. the Republican djourned national convention
©I 1900 Bine die.
HOMHltVlLLiS. GA.. IfiUDAY. JUNE 29, IDOO.
republican pla i i okh.
Salient Features of the Document as Formulated
By the Committee on Resolutions.
Following are tho salient features of
tlpe platform presented in the Repub¬
lican convention by the committee on
resolutions;
We renew our ailegianco to the
principles of tho gold standard and de¬
clare our confidence in tho wisdom of
the legislation of the fifty-sixth con¬
gress by which the parity of all our
money and th<* stability of our cur¬
rency on a gold basis has been se¬
cured.
We declare our steadfast opposition
to tho free and unlimited coinage of
silver. No measure to that eud could
he considered which was without the
support of fhe leading commercial
countries of tho world.
The Democratic party must be con¬
vinced that the American people will
never tolerate the Chicago platform.
We recognize the necessity and pro¬
priety of the honest co-operation of
capital to meet new business condi¬
tions, and especciallv to extend our
rapidly increasing foreign trade, but
we condemn all conspiracies and com¬
binations intended to restrict business;
to create monopolies; to limit produc¬
tion Ur to control prices and favor
such legislation as will effectually re¬
strain and prevent all such abuses,
protect and promote commercial com¬
petition aud secure the rights of pro¬
ducers, laborers and all who are en¬
gaged in industry and commerce,
We renew our faith in the policy of
protection to American labor. In that
policy our industries have been estab¬
lished) diversified and maintained. Ry
protecting the homo market the com¬
petition has been stimulated and pro¬
duction cheapened.
In the further interest of American
workmen r/e favor a more effective re¬
striction of the immigration of labor
from foreign lands, the extension of
opportunities of education for workiug
children, the raising of the age limit
for child labor, the protection of free
labor, as against contract convict labor
aud an effective system of labor insur¬
ance.
The national defense and naval
efficiency of this country moreover
supply a compelling reason for legis¬
lation which will enable us to recover
out former place among the trade
rying fleets of the world.
The nation owes a debt of profound
gratitude to the soldiers and sailors
who have fought its battles, and it is
the government’s duly to provide for
the survivors and widows aad
of those who fell in the
wars.
We recommend tho policy of the
Republican party iu maintaining
efficiency of the civil service. The
administration has acted wise in its
effort to secure for public service in
Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and tho
Philippine islands only those whose
fitness has been determined by train¬
ing aud experience.
It was the plain purpose of the fif¬
teenth amendment to the constitution
to prevent discrimination on, account
of race or color In regulating the elec¬
tive franohise. Devices of state gov¬
ernments, whether by statutory or
constitutional enactment, to avoid the
purpose of tho amendment are revolu-
tionary and should bo condemned.
Public movements looking to a per
rnnncut improvement of roads and
highways of the country meet with our
cordial approval, and wo recommend
this subject to the earnest considers-
tion of the people of tho legislatures
of the several states,
We faver the extension of tho rural
PUGNACIOUS DELEGATES.
A Pair of Texans Have a Lively
and Exciting Fisticuff In Cre¬
dentials Committee Room.
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A Philadelphia dispatch says: The
Republican committee on credentials,
after an all Wednesday, night session, having adjourned
at 6 a. m. com¬
pleted all its business.
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to arguments from contesting delegates
in that state.
As the delegates wero leaving the
owwittee room, W. H. Love, a dele-
KEMPFF HEARD FROM.
Con/h m# Statement Thut American# Were
Not In Taku Fight.
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cablegram , from Admiral . Kempff dated
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OCR marines slain
Onslaught of Allied Foroes Upon
Tien Tsin Is Disastrous.
CHINESK HANDLE GUNS EFFECTIVELY
WnshinKt.m omclul* Alnvined and l>ecid«
To Transfer Asiatic Squadron
To Takii.
The following bulletin was issued
by the department at Washington
Saturday;
“Acting Secretary Hackett has this
morning received a dispatch from
Admiral Kempff, dated Che Foo, June
112, to tho effect that tho marines under
Major Walter, together with 400 Rus¬
sians, have bad au engagement with
the Cbiueso army near Tien Tsin. They
could not break through the line. A
force numbering 2,000, the admiral
reports, is now ready to make another
attempt.”
Tho main importance of this, dis¬
patch is Admiral Kempff’s disclosure
that it is the Chinese army, and not
the Boxers, who are fighting the for¬
eign troops.
A SBCOND CABLEQIUM.
The navy department Sunday after¬
noon issued the following bulletin:
“A cablegram from Admiral Kempff,
dated Che Foo, June 24th, says:
“In ambuscade near Tien Tsin, on
the 21st, four of Waller's command
killed and seven wounded. Names
will be furnished as soon as received.
Force of 2,000 going .to relievo Tien
Tsin today. Kempff.”
'Iho secretary of the navy has order¬
ed Admiral Remey to go with the
Brooklyn to Taku and to tender Gen¬
eral MacArthur conveyance of any
army troops which tho Brooklyn ean
carry. Admiral Kempff’s
hte first definite dispatch
news of tho
of American blood on Chinese soil
eurne early Sunday morning and was
turned over to Secretory Long as soon
as he arrived at the department.
With Admiral Crowningshield, the
secretary oorriod the dispatch to the
white houso, where, on the president’s
return froth church, it was laid before
him. Tho determination thereupon
was reached to order Admiral Remey,
in command of the Asiatio squadron,
from Manila to Taku, on board tho
armored cruiser Brooklyn.
The secretary and Admiral Crowin-
shield returned to the navy depart¬
ment, whore the necessary orders
dispatched to Admiral Remey.
effect of this transfer is to make Taku
tho headquarters of the Asiatio
ron. The if Brooklyn is expected to sail
at once, possible, as the orders
contemplate getting the admiral on
the scene at the earliest moment.
free delivery service which may L>e
justified.
We favor homo rule for and the
early admission to statehood of tho
territories of New Mexico, Arizona and
Oklahoma.
sufficient The Diugley act amended to provide
revenue for the conduct of
the wnr lm s so wolf performed its work
that, it has been possible to reduce the
wnr debt in the sum of $40,000,000.
The country is now justified in ex¬
pecting, ami it will lie the policy of
the Republican party, to bring about
a reduction of the war taxes.
We favor the construction, owuor-
ship, control and protection of an
Isthmian canal by the government‘of
tho United States.
In the interest of our expanding
commerce we recommend that con-
gross create and industries a department in charge of eom- of
merce a
secretary with state portfolio, It
should be organised under tho basis
of appointment and will render it ser-
viceable to the nation’s increasing
trade.
The American government must
protect the person and property of
every citizen whefevor they are where
they are placed in peril. We congrat¬
ulate the, yotnen of America upon the
splondidjfrecord of public service iu
the volunteer aid- association aqd ns
nnmeroul in eampand hospital during
the receoAmampaigns of our armies iu
the .eastern and -western Indies, and
we appreciate industry. their faithful work in
education and
president McKinley hns conducted
the foreign affairs of the United States
with distinguished credit to tho Amer¬
ican people.:
We commend the part taken by our
government fh tho peaeo conference at
tho Hague. While the American gov¬
ernment must continue tho policy [ire,
scribed by Washington, affirmed by
every succeeding president, and im¬
posed upon us by tho Ilugue treaty,
of non-intervention iu European con¬
troversies, the American people earn¬
estly hope that* a way may fbe found
honorptili alike to hotli Great-Britain
andtho South African republics, to
terminate the strife between them.
In accepting by the treaty of Paris
tho just responsibilities of our victo¬
ries in the Spanish war, the president
and tho senate won tho undoubted np-
proval of tho American people. No
other oourse was possible than to de¬
stroy Spain’s sovereignty throughout
the world and in the Philippine
islands.
The.course created onr responsi¬
bility hjCfbro tho world and with the
unorganized population whom our in-
terv«*ftion had freed from Spain to
for, the maintenance of law
and order and for the establishment
of good government and for the per¬
formance of international obligations,
our authority could not ho less than
our responsibility; and wherever sov¬
ereign states are extended it is the
high duty of tbp government to main¬
tain its authority, to put, down armed
insurrection and to confer the blessings
of liberty and civilization upon all the
rescued peoples. The largest meas¬
ures of self-government consistent
with their welfare and our duties shall
be secured to them by law.
To Cuba independence and self-
government were assurred In the same
voice by which war was declared, and
to tho letter this pledge shall be per¬
formed.
The Republican party, upon its his¬
tory and upon this declaration of prin¬
ciples and policies, confidently in¬
vokes the considerate and approving
judgment of the American
gate from McKinney, Texas, accused
Walter Burns of having made state¬
ments in tho committee room which
were not true. Burns denied that he
had made any such statement, and
Love called him a liar. Burns promptly
planted his fist iu Love’s face with a
violence that would have laid Love low
on the floor had not some of the by¬
standers caught him. Love was finally
hustled down the stairs aud taken
away by his friends.
Immediately after this row two col¬
ored delegates began to make violent
threats and warlike demonstrations at
each other. This trouble also involved
a question of veracity. They were
dragged apart without difficulty.
FLORIDIANS FOR BRYAN.
Second Day'# Proceeding* <>f llio State
Democratic Convention.
The Florida state Democratic cou-
vention Wednesday adopted a plat¬
form, the main features of which are
the endorsement of William J. Bryan
for president, the denunciation of
trusts, demand for the repeal of all
war taxes, 16 to 1 ratio of coinage,
governmental control of corporations,
especially railroads, direct vole for
United States senators, a graduated
income tax and reduction of the tariff
to a revenue basis.
The que*tion of the removal of the
seat of the government is also a plank
iu the platform.
TRAIN DITCHED;
THIRTY KILLED
Fearful Wreck Occurs On
Southern Railway.
CAUSED BY A WASHOUT
Loss of Life Greatest fiver Known
In Railway Accidents In the
South’s History. '
Passenger train No. 7, on the South¬
ern road, due iu Atlanta at 9:45 p. m.,
ran into a washout over Camp creek
Saturday night at 9:30 o’clock one
mile and a half north of McDonough,
Ga., which is twenty miles south of
Atlanta, and thirty-one people were
killed outright.
The train left Macon on schedule
time. It was made up of an engine,
No, 804, aud three cars. The car next
to the engine was a combination affair,
part of it boiug used for baggage and
part of it for passengers. The next
coach was a first-class passenger eoaoh,
while the third one was a Pullman ear.
The run from Macon to McDonough
was made iu a heavy storm which
had been prevailing for many hours.
At McDonough the usual stop was
made, and the train pulled out for At¬
lanta. One mile and a half north of
McDonough was a culvert over Camp
creek, which bad stood the storms for
many years. Either a cloudburst or
the heavy rush of the waters after dark
Saturday night washed away quite a
section, leaving an immense gap.
The train rushing along plunged
wildly into this gap, and in a second
the tender was piled upon tho engine
aud the cars upon cars in an extrica¬
ble
PEKIN WHOLLY ISOLATED.
Advices of Monday from London
state that the position of the interna¬
tional forces in the section of northern
Chinn, where 10,000 men are striving
to keep a footing nud succor the lega¬
tions iu Pekin, appears to increase iu
peril with every fresh dispatch, Pekin
has not been heard from direct for
fourteen days.
The last dispatch was one imploring
aid. Admiral Seymour’s column of
2,000 was last heard from twelve days
ago. At that time it was surrounded
midway betweon Pekin aud Tien Tsin.
Possibly now it has reached Pekin.
The 3,000 internationals at Tien Tsin
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives on Thursday aud a relieving
force of loss than n thousand had been
beaten hack to Taku Friday. Observ¬
ers on the spot think that 100,000 men
would not be too many to grasp Chinn
firmly.
A message from Shanghai dated
Sunday at 4 p. m. embodies some later
information. It says:
“Official Japanese telegrams con¬
firm tho reports of a defeat of tho al¬
lied forces at Tien Tsin. Tho foreign¬
ers there are placed iu a most desper¬
ate situation.
“Among those killed of the reliof
force Friday was the commander of her
majesty’s ship Bnrfleur. The foreign
casualties were 3Q0.
Captain Beatty aud Lieutenant
Wright, British, have been severely
wouuded at Tien Tsin, according to a
Shanghai dispatch to The Loudon
Daily Express, dated Saturday.
“DKATH TO FORK ION KltS”
I» Import of Placard# fiein# Posted In
China By Boxer#.
At Canton, China, the boxers are
posting inflammatory placards, of
which the following is a sample:
“Kill all Germans, French,
Americans and Euglish. To have
peace prevail in the hearts of the
people all foreigners should be
driven out. This end can be at¬
tained iu a few days if we unite
our strength.”
The British amdiralty lias ordered
five more cruisers to go to China. This
, represents an additional 50,000 tons,
the crews aggregating 3,000.
NO. 35.
down Immediately after the cars went
fire began to spread among
them, and what destruction thff fall
did not accomplish, the flames about
completed.
Of the thirty-one killed, all exoept
two were lifelesB bodies when rescued
from the flames, the scalding steam,
and the raging waters of tho creek,
swollen by heavy rains into a torrent.
Ouiy pine porsous were rescued.
None of them are seriously injured.
Tho wreck is said by railroad offi¬
cials who visited the scene to tho most
disastrous is the history of the state.
Only a few moments were required
to arouse the people of McDonough to
the fact that the most horrible railroad
wreck the state had ever known had
occurred within two miles of their
*town.
The scene whon they reached the
place where the accident occurred beg¬
gared description. irain All that remained
of the was a mass of rains that
iu the dim light appeared to be only a
mass of splinters.
A number of thrilling rescues wore
made. Tho ruannor iu which tho only
two women were rescued was remark¬
able. Miss Mary R. Merritt is of
Boston, where she is a teacher in a
school of oratory. Bhe aud her pupil,
Miss Olara Alden, also of Boston, had
been visiting in Macon and were en
route to Boston. Both occupied
berths iu the Pullman. When the
plunge was made they found their end
of the car almost entirely submerged.
Going upon the platform, which was
an exhibition of nerve since the water
was almost to their chins,they climbed
to the roof of the Pullman and walked
np the inclined car to the further end,
where they stood calling for help.
They were the first to he rescued. A
rope was thrown, which each in turn
grasped and in that manner were
carried safely to the point from which
the oars had fallen.
The list of thoso killed is as follows:
Passengers—W. W. Iparks, W. F.
Maddox, George W. Flournoy, W. J.
Pate, Jesse Pate, aged 13, sou of W.
J. Pate—all of Atlanta, Ga.
D. C. Hightower, Stockbridge, Ga.
J. L. Florida, Nashville, Tenn.
The crew—J. Sullivan, engineer
of the wrecked train, Atlanta; W. A.
Barclay, conductor; H. R. Cress-
man, conductor of Pullman on tho
wrecked train; W. H. Green, firemau;
W. W. Bennett, baggage master.
Employees of the road who were on
fatal train—J. H. Hunnicut, conduc¬
tor, Atlanta; J. E. Wood, conductor,
Atlanta; G. Y. Griffith, supervisor,
Flovilla, Go.; W. B. Lawrence, fore¬
man, Stockbridge, Ga.; W. O. Ellis,
hridgemau, Stockbridge, Ga.; John
Brantley, fireman, Atlanta; J. H.
Rhodes, flagman; W. I. Morrissette,
repairer, Pocahontas, Va.; Ed Byrd,
negro fireman; Robert Spencer, negro
porter.
Unidentified—Bodies of four white
men; one supposed to be Robert
Buchanan, of Atlanta, and one G. M.
Seewall, of Chicago; bodies of five
negro men.